A black-figure Calyx-Krater from Attica, c. 530 BCE. The scene is probably the battle over Partoklos' body during the Trojan War. The figures wear the full hoplite panoply. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)

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The causes of conflict in ancient history and historiography

May 25-27, 2017

The School of History, Classics and Archaeology and the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities of the University of Edinburgh are happy to announce the workshop ‘The causes of conflict in ancient history and historiography’, held from 25 to 27 May 2017 at the Institute of Advanced Studies in the Humanities, Hope Park Square, Edinburgh EH8 9NW.

The workshop is the product of a collaboration with the international research group ‘Aitia / Aitiai: Le lien causal dans la pensée antique : origines, formes, transformations’, in partnership with the Centre Léon Robin, the CNRS and the Università Ca’ Foscari di Venezia.